/etc/rc.d/mixer script for review..
Mathew Kanner
mat at cnd.mcgill.ca
Wed Mar 10 16:19:45 PST 2004
On Mar 10, John Baldwin wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 March 2004 01:57 pm, Mathew Kanner wrote:
> > On Mar 10, John Baldwin wrote:
> > > The default volume levels on my laptop (75:75) are rather loud when using
> > > headphones, and I found myself constantly having to pop up a terminal
> > > window to run mixer before listening to mp3's, etc. So, during a fit of
> > > boredom, I wrote a simple mixer rc.d script that adjusts mixer values
> > > based on an optional /etc/mixer.conf. It only works with /dev/mixer
> > > though and doesn't support multiple sound cards, mostly because I
> > > couldn't think of a sane but simple syntax for mixer.conf. The script
> > > and a sample mixer.conf are below. I'm not sure where to send this for
> > > review (moving the rc list to @FreeBSD.org would be helpful perhaps) so
> > > I'm splatting it here.
> >
> > ports/sysutils/mixer
>
> Then why not stick that in the base system and convert it to rc.d?
I seem to recall long debates about where it really belongs,
etc, etc. I don't personally have an opinion on this issue and would
be happy to have it included in a default install.
If you move it, I will document it.
--Mat
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